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Power lines down cause hazard near Highway 1Monterey County CA

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audio iconFire & Arson
CA-1 & Handley Dr, High Meadows, CA 93923

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a potential electrical hazard near Highway 1 and Handley Drive after reports of power lines down and a sparking transformer. Units arrived to investigate, later determining that communication lines were down but no immediate hazard remained.

Audio|Heard on: CalFire BEU - Local, Command, Air Attack, Air to Ground
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02:25
Transcript:
00:00
Truck 122, power lines down in the area near Ronda.
00:04
Respond on west 0741.
00:12
Truck 122, acknowledge life safety alert, power lines down.
00:16
Acknowledge life safety alert, line's down.
00:19
42.
00:31
Station 28.
00:33
Hazardous conditions.
00:34
Wires down in the area of Highway 1 and Handley.
00:53
Medic Engine 28.
00:55
Hazardous conditions.
00:57
Electrical hazard for possible wires down in the area of Highway 1 and Handley Drive.
01:04
Responding west to acknowledge life safety alert for power lines down on our 0745.
01:09
Medic Engine 20, I'm on our way.
01:11
I copy you responding.
01:12
Acknowledge life safety alert for power lines down.
01:16
Acknowledging life safety hazard, power lines down.
01:21
(name withheld) RP from her break.
01:31
Continuing therapy reporting.
01:35
Transformer sparking.
01:37
37, 47.
01:42
Possibly related to an incident that PG&E is working down the road.
01:49
0747.
01:56
Roger, I'm back.
01:57
Truck 122 in the area investigating.
02:01
750.
02:03
All right, I might get to 28th in the area investigating now.
02:12
750.
02:19
Monterey Medic Engine 122, there's a small communication line down the road.
02:23
No power lines, no hazard are available.

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CA-1 & Handley Dr, High Meadows, CA 93923

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